Samara – Day 1

This is my favorite image from my first full day in Costa Rica. It started with getting up early and checking out the beach just down the street from our house. This was taken right before I reached it for the first time.
I haven’t even been here for 48 hours and I already feel like I’ve lived here for a week. Things are comfortable and very, very relaxed. I’ve been in the pool behind our house several times and have taken 3-4 trips to the beach already. I only brought five shirts with me but can already tell that five is entirely more than necessary. It’s hot and sticky enough to wear too much clothing but just right for going topless whenever possible (in this town you can surely go to the bank with no shirt) and feeling refreshed. I’ve already gulped down more water than I have in the last 30 days combined and am learning the importance of siestas in the mid-day so I’m not completely exhausted by 9pm.
This morning I got to experience the Costa Rican pharmacy with an eye infection and I hope that the drops they gave me enable me to see during my first surfing lesson tomorrow morning. Then I’ll spend a few more hours working before, hopefully, heading off somewhere fun with my girlfriend for the weekend.
I’m only here for 5 weeks or so but I’m so happy about how easy and comfortable its been to just settle right in. Ahhh……